Mouth (Oral) Cancer Doctors, Surgeons, and Other Experts
Overview
Your mouth cancer care team at MSK will include doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers. They’ll use only the latest treatments and support you during and after your care.
Your care team will meet regularly to talk about your treatment. You’ll have a wide range of experts on your team. They’ll give you the best possible treatment and care.
MSK has mouth (oral) cancer doctors who are experts in treating:
- Buccal mucosa cancer (inner cheek cancer)
- Floor of mouth cancer
- Gum cancer
- Hard palate cancer (roof of mouth cancer)
- Lip cancer
- Tongue cancer
The MSK mouth cancer team
At MSK, your care is always a team effort. Our care teams combine the skills and experience of many kinds of oral cancer experts. They work together to give you the best cancer treatment. Your care team has special training in how to diagnose and treat oral cancer.
We take care of the person, not just the cancer. Our social workers are here to help you and your family with the emotional, social, and physical effects of cancer.
Your care team has doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers who are experts in mouth cancer. They include:
- Surgeons
- Medical oncologists (cancer doctors)
- Radiation oncologists (doctors who uses radiation to treat cancer)
- Radiologists (doctors who are experts in imaging)
Your team meets with a panel of experts who review and talk about your diagnosis. They discuss new ideas and the latest research. This expert panel then works together to choose your treatment plan.